12/28/2023 0 Comments Eddie iron maiden album cover![]() ![]() The Somewhere In Time logo is full of hidden messages (All of which were featured in our article, Somewhere In Time Cover Art Secrets) and shows Eddie as a futuristic being with a laser gun, looking much like a 'Terminator' (Terminator I was released in 1984, with Somewhere in Time released in 1986 so this was very much the imagery of the time). Above the entrance to the shrine is Derek Riggs logo This cover had many hidden messages included on it such as "Bollokz" on the left hand side of the pyramid and "What a load of crap" on the right hand side. The Powerslave cover depicted Eddie as a huge shrine on a pyramid in ancient egypt. The bolt from this has remained with eddie throughout the years. ![]() Many people believe this is where the misconception that Iron Maiden are a "satanist band" (something that the band have always fiercely denied)įor Iron Maiden's album Piece Of Mind Eddie was in a mental asylum and had been lobotomised (the reason for the bolt on his head). The Number of the Beast sleeve showed Eddie controlling the devil whilst the devil is controlling a smaller puppet of Eddie. On the Women In Uniform sleeve Margaret Thatcher is shown hiding behind a wall waiting to ambush Eddie with a sub-machine gun, Eddie is shown walking along hand in hand with a nurse and a schoolgirl which caused more controversy and ended with feminists branding Iron Maiden sexist. The black bar is only present in the UK edition, the European releases do not have it. Rod Smallwood (the bands manager) had decided the black bar that was put on the cover to censor it was good publicity. This was censored out and widely believed to have been banned by Magaret Thatcher herself which is false. (Margaret Thatcher was the British Prime Minister at the time). The Sanctuary cover depicted the Iron Maiden mascot having stabbed Margaret Thatcher to death. It also only showed the top half of his torso.Įddie caused much controversy for the band on the Sanctuary and Women In Uniform single covers. In 1980 the body was revealed, with the first incarnation of Eddie looking remarkably different from other Eddies since. The band subsequently decided to keep this body secret until their first album 'Iron Maiden' was released. So five years later Eddie's father entered the room on Eddie's birthday and said: "well today's your birthday, and boy do we have a surprise for you!" after which Eddie replied: "Oh no!, not another bloody hat!"'Įddie did not have a body until Iron Maiden met Derek Riggs, who designed a body to accompany the head. 'A woman had given birth to just a head, the doctor told her she needn't worry since he would come up with a suitable body for good 'ole Eddie within a year or five. ![]()
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